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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Candice Quarles is concluding her service on the |
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DeSoto City Council in May 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Quarles has represented Place 6 on the council |
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since her election in 2016; during her tenure, she has played a key |
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role in setting policies to provide paid parental leave for city |
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employees, and she has championed efforts to encourage minority |
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participation in city contracting and to implement hiring practices |
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that remove employment barriers for individuals with a criminal |
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record; she has also helped lead the community-focused job fair |
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DeSoto Works!; and |
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WHEREAS, The founder and managing principal of CQ Consulting, |
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Ms. Quarles earned a bachelor's degree from Missouri Western State |
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University and a master's degree from Webster University in |
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St. Louis; she obtained her Certified Municipal Official |
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designation from the Texas Municipal League in 2021, and she is a |
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2022 executive MBA candidate at the Kellogg School of Management at |
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Northwestern University; among her many accolades, she has received |
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honors from the Dallas Business Journal, the Texas Coalition of |
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Black Democrats, the Young Elected Officials Network, National |
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Urban League Young Professionals, and the Tri-Cities NAACP Unit |
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No. 6277; moreover, she is a valued member of Delta Sigma Theta |
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Sorority, Inc., Friendship-West Baptist Church, and the Society for |
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Human Resource Management; and |
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WHEREAS, The effective operation of government depends on the |
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able and dedicated efforts of our public servants, and Candice |
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Quarles may take pride in her accomplishments in behalf of area |
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residents; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Candice Quarles for her service to the |
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DeSoto City Council and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Quarles as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |